Abel to Yzerman

The Red Wings (41-18-2) will try to extend their NHL-record home winning streak to 24 games tonight when they host the Canucks (38-16-6) who will be trying to end the streak and gain a share of the lead in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy. The Wings have a league-leading 84 points, just two more than the Canucks. DET own the most points in the NHL due to their staggering success at home (26-2-1), while VAN’s success is due to their road warrior status, a league best 20-10-2.

Both teams skate tonight coming off losses. DET’s 2-1 loss at CHI ended their 6 game winning streak. VAN lost 3-1 at NSH on Tuesday.

Spinoramas, pipe bombs, murderous stares, and a toothless grin that reveals a mouthguard made of ass flesh.

I dig it.

Posted by
WingsFanInBeanLand
from where free agents no longer dare. on 02/23/12 at 02:43 PM ET

Thanks Oakie!

...and a toothless grin that reveals a mouthguard made of ass flesh.

Words, you has a way with them.

Posted by
Rumbear
from Top O the Hasek, fanning the flames, with rum..... on 02/23/12 at 03:09 PM ET

Even I didn’t foresee 2 more years for the Unibomber, I thought at most one more then see. Its damn tough to crack the Wings forward position. Tough pill to swallow for the one or two who only notice Bert when there’s a mistake made, lmao, they know better than Holland, Babcock (the coach who “the players have tuned out” ) Lidstrom, et.al., all those who love having him on the team.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/23/12 at 03:11 PM ET

How important is Pavel Datsyuk to the Wings’ success, CBC.ca answers that for you:

Detroit is just 12-12-4 without Datsyuk in the lineup since 2010-11 (76-31-8 with him on the ice).

A statement game if there’s ever been one.
Posted by Since71 from Bucharest, Romania on 02/23/12 at 11:37 AM ET

Whether the Wings are Cup champs or are eliminated in the second round, for all the other teams in the league, every game against the Wings is a statement game. That simple fact pisses off the special needs executives in NY that run the NHL as well as the fan base of every other NHL team. But all those other team owners sure love the guaranteed sell outs that always occur when the Winged Wheelers are in town.

Nothing lasts forever, but as hard as it was to imagine in 1982, when Mr. I bought the Wings, that the Wings would ever contend for (let alone win) the Cup, it is even harder to imagine that the Organ-I-zation will ever fall into the depths of disrepair that the Leafs, Oilers or Islanders have since their glory days (2 playoff appearances total for all three teams in the six seasons since the lockout).

Posted by
12 in 12 will give Cherry a coronary
from 1993 the last year a Canadian team won the Cup. on 02/23/12 at 04:08 PM ET

Ken Hollands checklist:

Bring back the greatest defenseman of all time for 18 more years: in progress
Sign a number 11 defenseman for, uh, “depth”: check
Sign Disco Stu to a long term extension: in progress
Make sure we have someone to ruthlessly murder our enemies for at least a few more years: check

I am so psyched. The Wings at the Joe have that ‘08 shine on. The Nucks really left a lot in the tank in Nashville. To be honest, if money was on the line I might have to take the Wings (in OT). Still hoping to make Howard look like Conklin.
Let’s hope this is a preview of the WCF.

Posted by
tuxedoTshirt
from the Home of the 1937 World Champions on 02/23/12 at 06:08 PM ET

Wow. I remember a lot of things like that from the aftermath of 2007. Actually, there was a lot of that after 1995.
Don’t you just hate women?

Posted by
tuxedoTshirt
from the Home of the 1937 World Champions on 02/23/12 at 06:33 PM ET

Actually, there was a lot of that after 1995.
Don’t you just hate women?

Really? Where? I want to see some of this!

Posted by
Sullyosis
from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 02/23/12 at 07:17 PM ET

This is the photo of the first Stanley Cup winning team, Montreal Hockey Club of 1893

Proudly displayed up front is Lord Stanley trophy. Take a look at the logo on the jerseys. It looks very familiar and that’s why:
“In 1932, the NHL let grain merchant James E. Norris, who had made two previous unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team, purchase the Falcons. Norris’ first act was to choose a new name for the team – the Red Wings. Earlier in the century, Norris had played on one of hockey’s early powers, the Montreal HC, nicknamed the “Winged Wheelers.” Norris transformed the club’s logo into the first version of the Red Wings logo as it is known today” (source: Wiki)

I never knew that and only found out today.

LGRW, win it today!

Posted by
Alex
on 02/23/12 at 07:59 PM ET

Lets try that photo link again:

Posted by
Alex
on 02/23/12 at 08:04 PM ET

And again:
en(dot)wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/File:First_Stanley_Cup.jpg

Posted by
Alex
on 02/23/12 at 08:07 PM ET

here ya go, Alex:

Posted by
stonehands-78
from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 02/23/12 at 08:21 PM ET

Something has got to give. LGRW.

Something being Vancouver’s net minder giving up the ghost. Along with a whole lotta’ goals for the Wings.

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